Re:California Drought Update May 2022 [pdf]
by jjoonathan on Thursday June 02, 2022 @12:22PM
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> Try and think a couple steps ahead.
Right back atcha.
> undermine state legitimacy
You know what would undermine state legitimacy? Lobbying some old verbiage into an excuse to make city-dwellers baghold for Big Agriculture.
> incentive
Farmers need incentive to not grow crops in a desert.
> Any lasting solution needs to be constructed on a solid legal foundation.
Yes. Not only should we strike down this absurd "promise," we should put in place a mechanism to make sure nonphysical open-ended promises don't ever get made again.
Right back atcha.
> undermine state legitimacy
You know what would undermine state legitimacy? Lobbying some old verbiage into an excuse to make city-dwellers baghold for Big Agriculture.
> incentive
Farmers need incentive to not grow crops in a desert.
> Any lasting solution needs to be constructed on a solid legal foundation.
Yes. Not only should we strike down this absurd "promise," we should put in place a mechanism to make sure nonphysical open-ended promises don't ever get made again.